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According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database and US Census Bureau international statistics (https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/informationGateway.php), the femicide rate for 15-44 year olds in 2010 was 3.95 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population. There were 10 incidents of femicide (15-44 year old victims) and female (15-44 aged) population was reported as 2,453,900 in that year.

According to the World Health Organization, the total number of suicides for women ages 15-54 in 2005 was 184. Based on population numbers for this age group in this year from the US Census Bureau's International Database, this translates to a suicide rate of 5.52 per 100,000 for women ages 15-54 (TPJ - CODER COMMENT).

According to the World Health Organization, the suicide rate in 2014 for women ages 15-54 in Cuba was 4.25 per 100,000. This rate was calculated by adding the total number of suicides for women ages 15-54 and dividing by the total female population for that age group (TPJ - CODER COMMENT).

"The Committee is concerned at the persistence of violence against women, including domestic violence, in the State party, which remains underreported owing to the prevalence of discriminatory social and cultural norms and the denial by the State party of the existence of different types of violence. The Committee is also concerned at the absence of specific legislation on violence against women criminalizing all its forms, as well as of an effective complaint mechanism. It is also concerned that the existing legislation does not contain a specific definition of domestic violence as a criminal offence which covers both psychological and physical violence. The Committee is further concerned at the lack of...more

"The Committee remains concerned about the lack of effective access to justice for women and about the multiple factors that prevent them from effectively accessing justice, such as a general lack of awareness of the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendations on the part of the judiciary and enforcement officers, the absence of free legal aid provided by the State and the stigmatization of women who bring their cases to court"

According to the WHO violence and homocide statistics, the total femicide rate as of 2015 was 2.2 per 100,000 female population. For ages 15-44, the rate was calculated to be 1.45 per 100,000 female population.

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the proportion of married or in-union women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisified wih modern methods is 88.4 (latest available data for 2007-2017).

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the under-five (0-5 years) mortality rate is 5.5 per 1000 live births and the neonatal mortality rate (infants who die within 28 days of birth) is 2.4 per 1000 live births (data is from 2016).

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the average life expectancy for both sexes is 79.0 years, with the average life expectancy being 76.8 years for men and 81.3 years for women (data taken from global health estimates 2000-2016).